Society of Garden and Landscape Designers: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 1 year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2004
Accounts filed up to 30 June 2026

Responsible principal firm

MFL INSURANCE GROUP LTD Reference number: 306684 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
Society of Garden and Landscape Designers (FRN 1029565) introduces customers to MFL INSURANCE GROUP LTD (FRN 306684). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Society of Garden and Landscape Designers.
Example: if Society of Garden and Landscape Designers refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Society of Garden and Landscape Designers itself.
Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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Website

sgld.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01989 551083
Address

Katepwa House, Ashfield Park Avenue, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5AX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When sgld.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01989 551083 is
Who else gives the postcode HR9 5AX

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Mfl Insurance Group Ltd, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number: 05283373 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 10 November 2004 (21 years old)
Registered office: Katepwa House, Ashfield Park Avenue, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5AX, England
Nature of business: Activities of professional membership organisations (SIC 94120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Andrew Duff	Director	Jan 1973	26 Jan 2018	3 other companies
Lynne Jane Marcus	Director	Sep 1955	15 Jan 2019	1 other company
John Anthony Wyer	Director	Mar 1959	19 Nov 2020	7 other companies
Rachel Bailey	Director	Oct 1975	1 Mar 2022	None
David William Scott Stevens	Director	Aug 1943	27 Jul 2022	1 other company
Joanna Brereton Archer	Director	Nov 1976	30 Jan 2024	None
Matthew Joseph Haddon	Director	Jun 1976	27 May 2026	1 other company
Alexandra Jensen-Humphreys	Director	Dec 1979	30 Jun 2026	None
Zoe Francesca Claymore	Director	May 1991	28 Sep 2026	None

Other companies run by these 9 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies: 13
still active: 13

In the full report: all 13 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 72 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2026Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

£126k

−44% from £225k

Cash at bank

£133k

−16% from £158k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£143k

−18% from £174k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2026
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

About these figures

Turnover: Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax: What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity: Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities: Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank: Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year: Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05283373. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (141)

2025

21 March 2025

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2004

10 November 2004

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 141 events

All 141 events in its history (2 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 139

Connected firms

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with this firm. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Similar firms

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In the Hereford (HR) postcode area

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13 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
7 years of accounts, charted
All 141 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Society of Garden and Landscape Designers FCA authorised?

Society of Garden and Landscape Designers (FRN 1029565) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for Society of Garden and Landscape Designers?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Society of Garden and Landscape Designers (FRN 1029565) introduces customers to MFL INSURANCE GROUP LTD (FRN 306684). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Society of Garden and Landscape Designers. Example: if Society of Garden and Landscape Designers refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Society of Garden and Landscape Designers itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

What is Society of Garden and Landscape Designers’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01989 551083 and the website sgld.org.uk for Society of Garden and Landscape Designers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Society of Garden and Landscape Designers a scam or clone?

Society of Garden and Landscape Designers is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.

Is my money safe with Society of Garden and Landscape Designers?

Protection works through Mfl Insurance Group Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Society of Garden and Landscape Designers's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who runs Society of Garden and Landscape Designers?

Companies House lists 9 directors of Society of Garden and Landscape Designers: Andrew Duff, Lynne Jane Marcus, John Anthony Wyer, Rachel Bailey, David William Scott Stevens, Joanna Brereton Archer and 3 more.

How long has Society of Garden and Landscape Designers been in business?

The company was formed on 10 November 2004.

What do Society of Garden and Landscape Designers’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2026, show total equity of £126k (−44% from £225k) and cash at bank of £133k (−16% from £158k).